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Junior Bridgeman, a 12-year NBA veteran and billionaire businessman, has died at the age of 71. According to WLKY, Bridgeman had a medical emergency at the 45th Annual Leadership Luncheon on Scouting at The Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday. WLKY reporter Kent Taylor was interviewing Bridgeman as part of the program to benefit the Lincoln Heritage Council, Scouting America.  Bridgeman “expressed that he thought he was having a heart attack” in front of hundreds of luncheon attendees, Taylor said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Junior Bridgeman claps during an announcement that he is building a Manna Beverages factory in…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States on Wednesday, a move that threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods for Americans. It’s the latest salvo in Trump’s multifaceted tariff war aimed at correcting perceived trade imbalances and reigniting domestic manufacturing. Hours before enacting the latest tariffs, Trump reversed a threat to double the rate on steel and aluminum from Canada, the US’s top source of imports for the metals. Instead, steel and aluminum from there will be subject to the…

New York CNN  —  Meta is once again facing allegations from a former employee that a growth-at-all-costs culture has caused offline harm. A new book called “Careless People,” published Tuesday by former executive-turned-whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, provides a detailed account of her six years at the company, offering an insider’s perspective into controversial moments in the company’s history. That includes Facebook being used to fuel political violence during the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, which the tech giant later admitted it didn’t do enough to prevent. It also discusses Facebook’s role in President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, as well…

CNN  —  John Mulaney is sharing details about his intimate wedding with Olivia Munn. The pair reportedly married at a friend’s home in New York over the Fourth of July weekend last summer. Mulaney revealed some comical moments from the event during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Monday. The comedian and actor revealed that Sam Waterston, Munn’s costar from “The Newsroom,” officiated their ceremony as Waterson “once said to Olivia if you ever get married, I’ll perform the ceremony.” Kimmel then asked why Wasterson had said that. “I think it was chit chat,” Mulaney said. “But you take…

New York CNN  —  Months after ditching its open seating policy, Southwest Airlines is ending its most recognizable perks: Free checked baggage. The airline will begin charging for the first and second checked bag beginning on May 28, Southwest announced Tuesday. However, members of its A-List loyalty program, holders of its branded credit card or those traveling on a business fare will be exempt from the fees. “We have tremendous opportunity to meet current and future customer needs, attract new customer segments we don’t compete for today, and return to the levels of profitability that both we and our shareholders…

Twenty people have been charged, and the final arrest was recently made in connection with a Nevada prison brawl that left three inmates dead and five others injured. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said the final arrest for the deadly incident at Ely State Prison was made on March 5. In total, 20 people face multiple charges, including three counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon with intent to promote or assist a criminal gang, and five counts of attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon with intent to promote or assist a criminal gang.FORMER…

A private investigator who worked on the Natalee Holloway case says he does not believe the missing University of Pittsburgh student drowned in the Dominican Republic and believes authorities need to target the last man seen with her.  University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, appeared to vanish from her 5-star resort while on vacation with classmates from college. Konanki, a pre-med major, reportedly was last seen on camera with five other people going to the beach at the Riu República Hotel in Punta Cana after 4:15 a.m. Thursday.Dominican Republic officials told authorities that prior to her disappearance, Konanki was seen…

CNN  —  Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday succeeded in a high-stakes House vote to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the government into the fall, overcoming far-right opposition as the GOP scrambles to avert a government shutdown Friday at midnight. The 217-213 vote to approve Republicans’ stopgap bill saw just one GOP defection, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats to decide whether to back the measure – or trigger a spending showdown with Trump and risk a potential shutdown. The House plans to immediately leave Washington — an attempt to stick the Senate…

CNN  —  As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer. In at least a dozen videos filmed in her OPM office, political appointee McLaurine Pinover modeled her outfit choices for the day, while directing followers from her Instagram account to a website that could earn her commissions on clothing sales. On the same day OPM sent a government-wide memo pressing federal officials to identify barriers they faced in their work to…

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia CNN  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine had accepted a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States, following critical peace talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire proposal accepted by Ukraine covers the entire front line of the fighting with Russia, not just the air and sea, Zelensky said after the more than eight-hour long meeting. “Ukraine accepts this proposal, we consider it positive, we are ready to take such a step, and the United States of America must convince Russia to do so,” Zelensky said, adding that the ceasefire…